A man has spoken of his shock after buying a popular soft drink for his girlfriend, only to find it actually contained "beer".

Brett Newsome visited a local store in Hornsea just after 4pm on Wednesday.

The 20-year-old and his girlfriend bought some chips from a nearby chip shop and went to buy two drinks from the local shop, before heading to the beach for a scenic view.

However, after his girlfriend took a sip of the Capri Sun she noticed it actually contained what she thought was beer.

Mr Newsome said: “We had no reason to believe the drink had been tampered with. We didn’t check if there was a seal before opening it, but my girlfriend said the lid was on tight so she thought nothing more of it.

The Capri Sun was found to be filled with beer

“When she took a sip of it I saw her looking at the bottle, and she asked me if they had brought out a new flavour because the Capri Sun tasted different.

“That’s when I sniffed the bottle and noticed it smelled strongly of beer.”

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“Luckily my girlfriend only took a small sip, because we don’t know whether the drink had been laced with anything either.

“I will be contacting the head office of Capri Sun directly, and I know store staff have reported the incident to the police.”

Capri Sun respond

A spokesman from Capri Sun said: "We are sorry to hear about this consumer’s experience and would like to speak to him to find out more."

One explanation for the "beer" could be fermentation of the product itself inside the pouch. Capri Sun advertises as containing no preservatives or added colours, which means if it becomes exposed to air through any puncture the natural sugars in the liquid can start the fermentation process, which is how alcohol is made.

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